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Rieke van der Graaf

prof. dr.

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4907-7044

    • Lundlaan 6, Wilhemina Children's Hospital

      3584 EA Utrecht

      Netherlands

    • Heidelberglaan 100, UMC Utrecht

      3584 CX Utrecht

      Netherlands

    20072026

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    Biography

    Rieke van der Graaf is Professor of Medical Research Ethics at the Julius Center, UMC Utrecht, where she leads the Bioethics and Health Humanities department. Her work centers on research ethics—particularly in relation to vulnerable populations, diversity, equity, and inclusion in research, emerging health therapies, such as gene therapy, and the ethical dimensions of innovative trial designs. She also studies research ethics in the context of global health and the climate.

    In addition to her academic roles, she serves as co-director of the WHO Collaborating Center for Bioethics in Utrecht. She is the scientific writer of the 2016 CIOMS International Ethical Guidelines for Health-related Research Involving Humans. She contributes her expertise to several national advisory bodies, including the Committee on Vaccinations of the Dutch Health Council and the Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO). At UMC Utrecht, she is the Chair of the Hospital Ethics Committee (Commissie Medische Ethiek), and she teaches Bioethics and Research Ethics. She organizes an annual Summer School on Global Health Ethics and Equity at Utrecht University.

    External positions

    lid koepelcommissie Post-COVID - Beoordelen onderzoeksvoorstellen post-COVID bij kinderen - ZonMw

    3 Apr 2026 → 2 Apr 2031

    Lid Ethicus - Beoordelen protocollen, CV's, beroep - Centrale Commissie Mensgebonden Onderzoek (CCMO)

    1 Mar 2025 → 31 Dec 3999

    Independent Ethical Advisor - Scientific Ethics Advisory Committee (SEAC) member malaria vaccine CAPTIVATE project - University Clinical Heidelberg

    23 Sept 2024 → 31 Dec 3999

    member - represent Dutch ethics committee in MedEthicsEU - MedEthicsEU

    20 Jun 2024 → 31 Dec 3999

    Member of the patient advisory board (MAC) - Advisor to the EU GEREMY project (Gene therapy and trearare inherited arrythmogenic cardiomyopathy) - EUPATI

    18 Jun 2024 → 31 Dec 3999

    Lid Beoordelingscommissie Wetenschappelijke Adviesraad - Lid Beoordelingscommissie - Stichting Long Covid

    1 May 2023 → 31 Dec 3999

    Director WHO Collaborating Center Utrecht, Netherlands - Director - WHO

    1 Jan 2023 → 31 Dec 3999

    Lid ethicus Commissie Vaccinaties en Commissie Vitamine K bij pasgeborenen - Meewerken aan onafhankelijk wetenschappelijk advies om regering en parlement te adviseren - Gezondheidsraad

    1 Feb 2022 → 31 Dec 3999

    Ethicist - Member of DSMB - National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

    1 Oct 2021 → 31 Dec 3999

    Keywords

    • BJ Ethics

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